Background: Delirium is becoming prevalent in hospitalized patients especially in ICU and rnemergency. In spite of the fact delirium having a negative impact on patient outcome, the rncondition often times stays unrecognized and untreated. rn rnObjective: The Objective of this study was to...
Background: Electrocardiography (ECG) is the graphical display of electrical potentialrndifferences of an electric field originating in the heart. It is a commonly used procedure for therndiagnosis of heart disease. Interpretation of ECG is a core clinical skill in emergency andrncritical care...
BACKGROUND Road Traffic Accident can be defined as an accident that occurs on a way orrnstreet open to public traffic, resulting in one or more persons being killed or injured, and rninvolving at least one moving vehicle. World Health Organization (WHO) global status reportrnestimated that 1.35...
Background: Physical restraint is any chemical or physical involuntary method restricting anrnindividual's movement, physical activity, or normal access to the body. Physical restraints arernprescribed by the physician but the ICU nurse remains the decision maker responsible in assessingrnthe need,...
Background: HIV/AIDS is one of the most destructive diseases mankind has ever faced. Itrnbrings with it profound social, economic and public health consequences. It has become one ofrnthe world’s most serious health and development challenges. The aim of this study was to definernthe profile...
Back ground; rnThe trauma, a world public health problem, has been a major cause of morbidity andrnmortality, as it affects more than 50 million people today, an aggravated circumstance inrnurban centers, mainly due to the growing number of vehicles and the aggressiveness inrntraffic Which cause...
Background: Fever is a common childhood problem deals with medical practitioners, nurses rnand parents in both hospital and community settings. However, the nursing management ofrnfever in children is often not based on research and remains inconsistent in practice. rnUltimately reducing or...
Background: Venous thrombi-embolism (VTE) is the third leading non-communicable vascular diseasernfollowing heart attack and stroke worldwide. It is a significant and challenging problem in critically illrnpatient. Nurses’ knowledge and skill to assess and prevent complications like VTE for...
Introduction: The ina ppropriate use of emergency department (ED ) ser vice by patients withrnnon - emergent cases is a worldwide problem that makes it difficult to guarantee access for real rnemergency cases, decreases willingness for care, produces depressing run over effects on thernquality of...
Background: Violence is a common day to day occurrence in the EmergencyrnDepartment, locally as well as globally. It has negative effects on health carernworkers career, and therefore on the quality of care patient receives; however, it isrnunder studied, and down played problem. Its extent is not...
Back ground: Infection prevention and control is referred to “the measures, practices,rnprotocols and procedures aimed at preventing and controlling infections and the transmission rnof infections in the health care settingsâ€. The high burden of health care associated infectionsrnis due...
Introduction: Nursing documentation is a required aspect of care which provides writtenrnconfirmation of discussions and actions that have been done as well as missed for specificrnreasons. However it draws criticism from professionals, community and different regulatoryrnorganization due to...
Introduction: - Triage is sorting of patients according to their clinical need and the availabilityrnof resource. It is important for resource limited setting in which the volume of patients visitingrnto hospital is unpredicted. Even though the triage tool is important to sort the right patient to...
Background: Healthcare ethics is concerned with moral values and judgment as it applies tornclinical practice, which involves consideration of risks versus benefits from procedures or healthrncare decisions. Recently questions are being asked on healthcare ethics about the possible threatsrnto the...
Background:Job satisfaction is the degree to which employees have a positive affective orientation towards employment by an organization. By studying job satisfaction, it is possible to understand the current facts and present constructive solutions for any solvable problem.rnObjectivernObjective:...
Introduction: Normally the oral cavity of human being is colonized by many different groups ofrnmicroorganisms which have a crucial role in both health and disease. The oral flora of criticallyrnill adults differs from that of healthy adults secondary to host defense and exogenous agents.rnOral...
Introduction:Deep vein thrombosis is a serious cardiovascular disorder, and causes in-hospitalrnmortality worldwide. It is a multifactorial condition resulting from a complex interactionrnbetween genetic predispositions and acquired risk factorsrn. Therefore,the objective of this studyrnis to...
Introduction: Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a deregulated host responsernto infection. It is one of the leading causes of mortality among children worldwide. It is also thernsecond leading cause of death for 1-14 years of age and fourth leading cause of death for under rn1...
Introduction: Choking is defined as the hindrance of respiration by a foreign body rnobstruction in the internal airway, including the pharynx, hypopharynx, and trachea. It is arnleading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population with preschool children atrnthe greatest risk....
BackgroundrnAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a major health problem, causing morbidity in 13 million people annually,rnamong which, 85% occur in developing countries. It is therefore one of important issue in Africa wherernthere is resource limitation at large, and appreciation of its pattern can help...